Senator Orr files bill requiring secret ballot for union vote Written on April 1, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/businesses-that-voluntarily-recognize-unions-to-be-denied-state-money-under-orrs-bill/article_01e1b710-ed09-11ee-8b49-5f139044e0c9.html
Senator Orr helps organization recruit young STEM workers Written on April 1, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/best-brightest-initiative-doubles-class-size/article_43b1bc53-2376-5148-a725-16f5d95a57cd.html
Senator Orr pushes legislation to protect and support classroom teachers from unruly students Written on April 1, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/bills-set-rules-for-removing-students-from-classrooms-schools/article_1b6d381a-ec66-11ee-8e1b-cbb50cb6f942.html
Senator Orr offers plan for more health care options Written on March 25, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/alfa-asks-to-offer-health-plans-to-members-opponents-say-its-not-regulated-insurance/article_c3c6cb23-3c25-519e-bf7f-36bc0facafa0.html
Senator Orr’s legislation seeks to reign in data brokers and their transacting consumer information Written on March 22, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/alabama-legislature-in-brief/article_02f5de58-0726-5ed1-bfb0-df33cbf19049.html
Senator Orr’s bill to govern residential protests moves forward in Senate Written on March 4, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-lawmakers-bill-to-criminalize-protests-in-front-of-homes-passes-committee/article_34bd4e1b-8bda-517c-87c2-9b2dbfd6e4dc.html
Senator Orr’s school safety bill advances in Senate Written on March 4, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/bill-requires-school-safety-standards-grant-funding-for-improvements/article_f63a10a9-c506-52f4-b00d-847ca1cfe7fc.html
Bill to remove government permission for teenagers to work advances Written on March 4, 2024. Source: https://alabamareflector.com/2024/02/28/alabama-senate-oks-ending-school-permission-form-for-young-teens-to-work/
Senator Orr’s bill to require high school CPR/AED training passes Senate Written on March 4, 2024. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/alabama-legislature-in-brief/article_a591a40c-e0c9-5444-805c-84671592adc6.html
Senator Orr files bill based on real life saving experience Written on March 4, 2024. Source: https://aldailynews.com/following-near-death-experience-orr-melson-file-cpr-defibrillator-training-bill/
